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. 2022 Oct 5;481(1):63–80. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002440

Table 3.

Studies presenting new MCIDs for PROMs in TKA

Author, year Study Size, n PROM: MCID MCID calculation method Mean follow-up in months
Beard et al., 2015 [2] 94,015 OKS: 9
OKS: 5
OKS: 7
OKS: 4
Anchor-based (individual cohort)
Anchor-based (between study groups)
Anchor-based (ROC)
Distribution-based (MDC90)
6
Beard et al., 2020 [1] 264 OKS: 2 Anchor-based (question) 60
Berliner et al., 2017 [3] 562 KOOS: 10
SF-12: 5
Distribution-based (1/2 SD score change) 12
Bin Abd Razak et al., 2016 [5] 3062 OKS: 5
SF-36 PCS: 10
Distribution-based (1/2 SD score change) 5
Blevins et al., 2019 [6] 228 KOOS ADL: 10
KOOS Pain: 10.3
KOOS QoL: 13.2
KOOS Sports/Recreation: 15.8
KOOS Symptoms: 12
SF-12 PCS: 5
SF-12 MCS: 5.4
Distribution-based (1/2 SD score change) 24
Carender et al., 2022 [7] 12,341 KOOS JR: 9.8
KOOS ADL: 11.7
KOOS Pain: 11.4
KOOS Symptoms: 11.7
WOMAC Pain: 11.3
WOMAC Function: 10.8
Distribution-based (1/2 SD score change) 12
Chesworth et al., 2008 [8] 1578 WOMAC Pain: 36
WOMAC Function: 33
Anchor-based (question) 12
Clement et al., 2014 [10] 505 OKS Pain: 5
OKS Function: 4.3
SF-12 Pain: 4.5
SF-12 PCS: 4.8
Anchor-based (question) 12
Clement et al., 2018 [9] 2589 WOMAC: 10
WOMAC Function: 9
WOMAC Pain: 11
WOMAC Stiffness: 8
WOMAC: 17
WOMAC Function: 16
WOMAC Pain: 21
WOMAC Stiffness: 13
WOMAC: 12
WOMAC Function: 11
WOMAC Pain: 23
WOMAC Stiffness: 27
Anchor-based (question)



Anchor-based (ROC)



Distribution-based (MDC95)
12
Clement et al., 2019 [12] 2589 SF-12 PCS: 1.8
SF-12 MCS: 1.5
SF-12 PCS: 2.7
SF-12 MCS: -1.4
SF-12 PCS: 8.9
SF-12 MCS: 13.8
Anchor-based (question)

Anchor-based (ROC)

Distribution-based (MDC90)
12
Clement et al., 2021 [11] 484 FJS: 13.7
FJS: 17.7
FJS: 10
FJS: 12
Anchor-based (question)
Anchor-based (one group)
Anchor-based (individual)
Distribution-based (MDC90)
6
Danoff et al., 2018 [15] 165 VAS-D: 22.6 mm
VAS-D: 16.1 mm
Anchor-based
Distribution-based (SEM)
0.25
Darrith et al., 2021 [16] 872 KOOS JR: 6.8
PROMIS-GH PCS: 2.3
Distribution-based 12
Eckhard et al., 2021 [17] 352 KOOS-12: 11.1
KOOS-12 Function: 15.2
KOOS-12 Pain: 13.5
KOOS-12 QoL: 8
Anchor-based 12
Escobar et al., 2007 [19] 423 WOMAC: 15
WOMAC Pain: 23
WOMAC Function: 19
WOMAC Stiffness: 15
SF-36: 10
SF-36 Physical Function: 12
SF-36 Role Physical: 12
SF-36 Bodily Pain: 17
SF-36 General Health: 1
SF-36 Social Function: 12
SF-36 Role Emotional: 8
SF-36 Vitality: 4
SF-36 Mental Health: 0
SF-6D Utility: 0
WOMAC Pain: 22
WOMAC Function: 13
WOMAC Stiffness: 29
SF-36 Physical Function: 20
SF-36 Role Physical: 27
SF-36 Bodily Pain: 38
SF-36 General Health: 27
SF-36 Social Function: 41
SF-36 Role Emotional: 29
SF-36 Vitality: 30
SF-36 Mental Health: 24
SF-6D Utility: 0
Anchor-based



Anchor-based









Distribution-based (MDC95)


Distribution-based (MDC95)
6
Escobar et al., 2013 [18] 912 WOMAC Pain: 16, 28, 45
WOMAC Function: 17, 33, 45
WOMAC Pain: 10, 23, 35
WOMAC Function: 15, 27, 42
WOMAC Pain: 27
WOMAC Function: 21
WOMAC Pain: 26
WOMAC Function: 23
Anchor-based (by baseline severity tertile)
Anchor-based ROC (by baseline severity tertile)
Anchor-based (by two different anchor questions)
12
Escobar and Riddle, 2014 [20] 923 WOMAC Function: 47.5, 37.2, 27.6, 15.9
WOMAC Pain: 47.9, 32.2, 25.1, 12.4
WOMAC Function: 32
WOMAC Pain: 29
Anchor-based (by quartiles of baseline severity)
Anchor-based (global mean)
12
Fan et al., 2021 [21] 161 HSS: 5.41
NRS-Walking: 1.24
Anchor-based (question) 36
Goodman et al., 2020 [22] 10,775 KOOS Pain: 21
KOOS ADL: 14
Anchor-based 24
Holtz et al., 2020 [23] 199 FJS: 10.8
WOMAC Pain: 7.5
WOMAC Function: 7.2
FJS: 13
WOMAC Pain: 12.5
WOMAC Function: 14.7
Anchor-based (binary regression)


Anchor-based (ROC)
12
Humphrey et al., 2022 [24] 314 PROMIS PF10a MCID-Worsening: -1.89 Distribution-based 12
Kang, 2021 [27] 191,379 OKS: 6
EQ-5D-3L: 0.090
OKS: 7
EQ-5D-3L: 0.036
OKS: 8
EQ-5D-3L: 0.069
OKS: 1.6
EQ-5D-3L: 0.95
OKS: 6
EQ-5D-3L: 0.182
OKS: 9
EQ-5D-3L: 0.292
Anchor-based (mean change method)

Anchor-based (Youden index)

Anchor-based (Short distance)

Distribution-based (standardized response mean)
Distribution-based (medium effect size)
Distribution-based (large effect size)
6
Katakam et al., 2021 [29] 1059 KOOS PS: 8.2 Anchor-based 12
Khalil et al., 2020 [30] 875 PROMIS-GH PCS: 2.3
PROMIS-GH PCS: 2.5
Distribution-based
Anchor-based
12
Kim et al., 2021 [31] 422 WOMAC: 23.4

WOMAC: 14.7
WOMAC: 29.5
WOMAC: 26.5
WOMAC: 10.4
WOMAC: 8.6
Anchor-based with central sensitization (CS)
Anchor-based without CS
Anchor-based with CS (ROC)
Anchor-based without CS (ROC)
Distribution-based with CS
Distribution-based without CS
24
Kuo et al., 2020 [33] 858 KOOS JR: 6.4
KOOS Total: 35.4
KOOS Pain: 8.1
KOOS Symptoms: 9.5
KOOS ADL: 8.7
KOOS Sport & Rec: 9.9
KOOS QoL: 7.8
KOOS JR: 8.7
KOOS Total: 48.5
KOOS Pain: 10.2
KOOS Symptoms: 11.1
KOOS ADL: 10.3
KOOS Sport & Rec: 15.6
KOOS QoL: 13.4
KOOS JR: 17.5
KOOS Total: 82.9
KOOS Pain: 22.3
KOOS Symptoms: 10.8
KOOS ADL: 22.1
KOOS Sport & Rec: 17.5
KOOS QoL: 12.5
KOOS JR: 20.8
KOOS Total: 91.8
KOOS Pain: 25.0
KOOS Symptoms: 14.3
KOOS ADL: 24.6
KOOS Sport & Rec: 17.5
KOOS QoL: 12.5
Distribution-based (preoperative scores)





Distribution-based (score change)






Anchor-based (total score)






Anchor-based (itemized score)
24
Lee et al., 2017 [34] 550 KSS Function: 6.1
KSS Knee: 5.3
KSS Function: 6.5
KSS Knee: 5.4
Anchor-based (satisfaction)

Anchor-based (OKS)
24
Lizaur-Utrilla et al., 2020 [37] 507 KSS Knee: 7.2
KSS Knee: 8.9
KSS Knee: 7.2
KSS Function: 9.7
KSS Function: 10.3
KSS Function: 6.3
Anchor-based (question)
Anchor-based (ROC)
Distribution-based
Anchor-based (question)
Anchor-based (ROC)
Distribution-based
24
Lyman et al., 2018 [38] 2630 KOOS Pain: 8
KOOS Symptoms: 9
KOOS ADL: 9
KOOS QoL: 8
KOOS JR: 6
KOOS Pain: 13
KOOS Symptoms: 12
KOOS ADL: 13
KOOS QoL: 12
KOOS JR: 9
KOOS Pain: 18
KOOS Symptoms: 7
KOOS ADL: 16
KOOS QoL: 17
KOOS JR: 14
Distribution-based (1/2 SD score change)



Distribution-based (MDC90)




Anchor-based
12
Most et al., 2022 [40] 26720 Preoperative OKS < 19: 19.5
Preoperative OKS 20-27: 14.5
Preoperative OKS > 28: 8.5
Anchor-based (stratified by preoperative OKS) 12
Neuprez et al., 2018 [41] 280 WOMAC: 10 Anchor-based 12
Nishitani et al., 2019 [42] 344 KSS Symptoms: 1.9
KSS Satisfaction: 2.2
KSS Function: 4.1
Anchor-based 6
Sabah et al., 2022 [45] 347536 OKS: 5
OKS: 10.5
OKS: 7
OKS: 3.9
OKS: 2.6
OKS: 6
Anchor-based (mean change method)
Anchor-based (ROC)
Anchor-based (predictive modeling)
Distribution-based (1/2 SD)
Distribution-based (SEM)
Distribution-based (MDC90)
6
Shaw et al., 2021 [46] 1340 R-TKA
KOOS JR: 6.59
PROMIS-GH MCS: 4.46
PROMIS-GH PCS: 3.39
M-TKA
KOOS JR: 6.79
PROMIS-GH MCS: 3.84
PROMIS-GH PCS: 3.39
Distribution-based (1/2 SD preoperative score)


Distribution-based (1/2 SD preoperative score)
6
Soh et al., 2022 [48] 1931 KOOS-12: 20.1
KOOS-12 Pain: 17.5
KOOS-12 Function: 21
KOOS-12 QoL: 21.8
KOOS-12: 20.8
KOOS-12 Pain: 15.6
KOOS-12 Function: 19.8
KOOS-12 QoL: 21.9
KOOS-12: 22.5
KOOS-12 Pain: 22.1
KOOS-12 Function: 21.3
KOOS-12 QoL: 24.4
Anchor-based (mean change method)



Anchor-based (ROC)



Anchor-based (predictive modeling)
3
SooHoo et al., 2014 [49] 229 SF-12 PCS: 4.97
SF-12 MCS: 5.11
WOMAC: 10.21
UCLA: 0.92
Distribution-based 12
Unnanuntana et al., 2018 [51] 157 2-minute walk test: 12.7 meters
Timed up and go test: 9.5 seconds
Distribution-based 72
Vina et al., 2016 [52] 269 WOMAC: 9.4 Anchor-based 24

PROM = patient-reported outcome measure; MCID = minimum clinically important difference; OKS = Oxford Knee Score; ROC = receiver operating characteristic; MDC = minimum detectable change; SF-12 = 12-Item Short Form Survey; SF-36 PCS = 36-Item Short Form Survey Physical Component Score; KOOS = Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score; ADL = Activities of Daily Living; QoL = Quality of Life; PCS = Physical Component Score; MCS = Mental Component Score; WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMaster University Arthritis Index; FJS = Forgotten Joint Score; VAS-D = Visual Analog Score Drawn; SEM = standard error of measurement; KOOS JR = Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement; PROMIS-GH PCS = Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information Systems Global Health Assessment Physical Component Score; HSS = Hospital for Special Surgery Score; NRS = Numeric Rating Scale; PROMIS PF10a = Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information Systems 10-item Physical Function; EQ-5D-3L = EuroQual 5D-3L Test; KSS = Knee Society Score; UCLA = University of California Los Angeles Score